# Side Door Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Side Door Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 45 investments on record, 5 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

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# Side Door Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 45 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $1.2M, Sept 2025 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Software Life Sciences Frontier Tech

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**25%** of best year **5** **cheques in 12 months**, 45 on record

Since the last cheque **23** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$3.8M** Rounds led **0 of 45** Sole investor **3 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 54%**

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## Side Door Ventures highlights

- 01 5 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 71% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $3.6M

## What they do

> Side Door Ventures is a global venture capital firm investing in audacious founders From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Up to $5.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Software Life Sciences Frontier Tech
- **Based in:** San Francisco, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **45 appearances**

- **2026** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Fortastra](https://millionrounds.com/company/fortastra)** Series A · US · Ventureburn **$30M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[HIFI](https://millionrounds.com/company/hifi)** Series A · US · Ventureburn **$37M** With 9 others
- **Mar** **[Uniblock](https://millionrounds.com/company/uniblock)** Venture · CA **$5.2M** With 4 others
- **2025** 13 rounds
- **Dec** **[DeepNode AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/deepnode-ai)** Venture **$3.0M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Scorbit](https://millionrounds.com/company/scorbit)** Seed · US **$5.0M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Audioshake](https://millionrounds.com/company/audioshake)** Series A · US **$14M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Walkway](https://millionrounds.com/company/walkway)** Pre-seed · US **$1.6M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[DataHive AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/datahive-ai)** Seed · EE **$3.5M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Bitlight Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitlight-labs)** Seed · US **$9.6M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[TransAstra](https://millionrounds.com/company/transastra)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Stablecorp](https://millionrounds.com/company/stablecorp)** Venture · CA **$3.6M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Autoverse Studios](https://millionrounds.com/company/autoverse-studios)** Venture · US **$1.0M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Validation Cloud](https://millionrounds.com/company/validation-cloud)** Series A · CH **$15M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Canopy](https://millionrounds.com/company/canopy)** Seed · US **$1.2M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Scription](https://millionrounds.com/company/scription)** Seed · CA **$7.8M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Pell Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/pell-network)** Seed · SG **$3.5M** With 2 others
- **2024** 17 rounds
- **Dec** **[Yei Finance](https://millionrounds.com/company/yei-finance)** Seed · HK **$2.0M** With 4 others
- **Dec** **[BioSapien](https://millionrounds.com/company/biosapien)** Seed · US **$8.0M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Kernel](https://millionrounds.com/company/kernel)** Venture · US **$10M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Torram Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/torram-labs)** Pre-seed · US **$710K** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Pell Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/pell-network)** Pre-seed · GB · TechStartups **$3.0M** With 14 others
- **Oct** **[bitSmiley](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitsmiley)** Venture · SG **$10M** With 6 others
- **Jul** **[Orion Biotechnology](https://millionrounds.com/company/orion-biotechnology)** Venture · CA **$6.8M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Liquidium](https://millionrounds.com/company/liquidium)** Seed · US **$2.8M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Asymmetry Finance](https://millionrounds.com/company/asymmetry-finance)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **May** **[Satoshi Protocol](https://millionrounds.com/company/satoshi-protocol)** Seed **$2.0M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Matera](https://millionrounds.com/company/matera)** Seed · FR **$3.6M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Kelp DAO](https://millionrounds.com/company/kelp-dao)** Token sale **$9.0M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Softdrive](https://millionrounds.com/company/softdrive)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[BitBrand](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitbrand)** Seed · US **$500K** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Prescient AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/prescient-ai)** Series A · US **$10M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Blue Wire](https://millionrounds.com/company/blue-wire)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Omega](https://millionrounds.com/company/omega)** Seed · US **$6.0M** With 5 others
- **2023** 7 rounds
- **Nov** **[Uniblock](https://millionrounds.com/company/uniblock)** Seed · CA **$2.3M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Finmile](https://millionrounds.com/company/finmile)** Seed · GB **$6.0M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Farther Farms](https://millionrounds.com/company/farther-farms)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[ConfiAbogado](https://millionrounds.com/company/confiabogado)** Seed · MX **$1.6M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Ryu Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/ryu-games)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[LunarCrush](https://millionrounds.com/company/lunarcrush)** Series A · US **$5.0M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Foxquilt](https://millionrounds.com/company/foxquilt)** Series B · CA **$12M** Sole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **3 named**

AD **Andrew Durbin Batey** Managing Member of SDV GP, LLC, the Fund's Manager i Filing they signed

JN **Jeremy Neilson** Managing Director of the Issuer's Manager i Filing they signed

RT **Richard Thoms** Officer of the Issuer's Administrative Manager i Filing they signed

We also hold **3** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$97M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** SDV Management, LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 333188

New fund on file

**$1.2M**

raised in Sept 2025

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$3.8M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$3.6M**

Led 0 of 45 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** Up to $5.0M
- **Sole investor:** 3 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *18*
- Venture *14*
- Series A said *6*
- Pre-seed said *5*
- Token sale *1*
- Series B said *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Blockchain Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blockchain-founders-fund) 10
- [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) 10
- [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 4
- [Hustle Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hustle-fund) 4
- [Delta Blockchain Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/delta-blockchain-fund) 3
- [GSR](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gsr) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Side Door Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Blockchain Founders Fund** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blockchain-founders-fund)[**Founders Fund** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[**500 Global** Angel **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Hustle Fund** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hustle-fund)[**Delta Blockchain Fund** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/delta-blockchain-fund)[**GSR** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gsr)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**Borderless Capital** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/borderless-capital)[**Cogitent Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cogitent-ventures)[**Coinbase Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coinbase)[**Danish Chaudhry** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/danish-chaudhry)[**Draper Associates** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Side Door Ventures put money into.

[**Fortastra** $30M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fortastra)[**HIFI** $37M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/hifi)[**Uniblock** $5.2M · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/uniblock)[**Scorbit** $5.0M · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/scorbit)[**Audioshake** $14M · Oct 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/audioshake)[**Walkway** $1.6M · Oct 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/walkway)

## Quick answers about Side Door Ventures

### What does Side Door Ventures invest in?

Side Door Ventures invests most often at Seed and Venture (71% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Software, Life Sciences and Frontier Tech.

### How active is Side Door Ventures?

45 investments on record, 5 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Side Door Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Fortastra (Series A, Oct 2026), HIFI (Series A, Sept 2026) and Uniblock (Venture, Mar 2026).

### How big are Side Door Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.8M.

### Does Side Door Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 45 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Side Door Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (54%), Canada (19%) and the United Kingdom (8%).

### Is Side Door Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 5 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Side Door Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Blockchain Founders Fund (10 rounds together), Founders Fund (10 rounds together) and 500 Global (4 rounds together).

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